The blog you can't live without

Which one is it?

I have to choose Seth Godin's blog.

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asked Oct 12 '09 at 02:33

Tiago
333 points

Because this question is going to generate large numbers of "correct" answers, it should probably be tagged community wiki to allow others to edit and improve the lists. – Paul Mc Millan 14 years ago

10 Answers

My favorite would be Paul Grahams Essays.

answered Oct 12 '09 at 02:48

Usman Sheikh
1,728 points

+1; They always are very thoughtful. – Slav Ivanov 14 years ago
Haven't read all of them, but this one is a masterwork ! http://www.paulgraham.com/wealth.html – Olivier Lalonde 14 years ago
Thanks Oli for this link - reading all Paul's essays is on my todo list, but following your advice, I read that one this morning - it is indeed excellent. – Steve Wilkinson 14 years ago

Noam Wasserman's "Founder Frustrations" blog has some excellent content that is based on research covering many companies. This means that the content often is more objectively "valid" than what you get from a blog that simply represents a single person's insights and experiences.

I also really enjoyed Marc Andreesen's old blog which had some excellent entries on startups, funding structure, etc - but seems to have disappeared off the net so I can't link to it any more...

answered Oct 12 '09 at 07:47

Allan Mertner
186 points

Tricky question, because it will obviously depend on your field. For me (web development, but those blogs actually are broader than that):

In order of importance:

Joel on software : The king, such an inspiration.

Coding Horror : Very frequent posts, and great tweeter account.

Signal vs Noise (37 signals) : huge audience, always throwing points to make you think.

answered Dec 18 '09 at 08:54

Guillaume Justier
796 points

I cannot be without most of them. Dharmesh's OnStartup 's is a great one, but now I am hooked with this answer's site, even if it's not a blog. I guess as time evolves the quality of a blog changes too. That is why I found the need to start an aggregator selecting top content in one place at Paper.

answered Oct 12 '09 at 08:21

Anup
547 points

Godin is solid, but Derek Sivers' website is a goldmine. His summaries of business books are amazing and extremely useful.

answered Dec 18 '09 at 09:41

Aaron Q
101 points

I'll add to the excellent list above:

http://venturehacks.com/ http://500hats.typepad.com/
http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/ http://blog.simeonov.com/
http://andrewchenblog.com/ http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/

Obviously I'll second Onstartups, blog and this site, Joel's blog and their forum, and Paul Graham's essays.

answered Mar 1 '10 at 23:07

Gary Valan
71 points

Steve Blank. Now, there is a guy i'd like to have a beer and a steak with.
http://steveblank.com

answered Mar 3 '10 at 00:20

Rich
61 points

I really like Neil Patel over at Quicksprout. A close second is Dharmesh's OnStartups. If Answers counted as a blog, then that would be my number one. It just sucks me in because of all the great contributors and questions.

answered Dec 18 '09 at 13:10

Jarie Bolander
11,421 points

Ben Yoskovitz at InstigatorBlog.com has some great insights on running a startup.

answered Dec 18 '09 at 17:27

Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points

Mark Suster's Both Sides of the Table has been great for a first time entrepreneur.

answered Mar 2 '10 at 02:32

Eric Amzalag
818 points